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Punitive Spike Collar
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Punitive Spike Collar

This iron collar (17th c.) shows a circular band with metal spikes projecting both inward and outward. It follows designs associated with the Spanish Inquisition and was used in colonial Cartagena to restrain and injure prisoners. Its construction indicates how physical torment was systematically employed to impose religious and imperial control.
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